| Do asthma patients prefer to monitor symptoms or peak flow? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19905923 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We administered a 65-item survey to patients to assess preference of symptoms and peak flow to detect worsening asthma and to collect information about asthma triggers, asthma knowledge sources, and barriers to peak flow meter use. It was completed by 139 asthma patients. Survey responses were comparable for adult and pediatric patients and for those who owned peak flow meters and those who did not. But patients who owned a peak flow meter reported more severe asthma than others. On average, the patients preferred symptoms to peak flow for assessing worsening asthma. It is likely that the preference for symptom over peak flow monitoring was effort related: Patients preferred symptom monitoring because it was the easier of the two to conduct. |
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Authors:
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Andrew Harver; C Thomas Humphries; Harry Kotses |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma Volume: 46 ISSN: 1532-4303 ISO Abbreviation: J Asthma Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-12 Completed Date: 2009-12-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8106454 Medline TA: J Asthma Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 940-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, USA. arharver@uncc.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Asthma / diagnosis*, physiopathology, psychology Child Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Middle Aged Peak Expiratory Flow Rate* Questionnaires Respiratory Function Tests / instrumentation, psychology, utilization Self Care* / psychology Young Adult |
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